Monday is an important day for the French video game industry because it is the moment when we discover the sales made in our country, with admittedly a two-week lag. For Week 15 of 2023, that is to say the sales made between April 10 and 16, we can see one thing, it is the return of two Mario games that have disappeared from radar screens for years. This is New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey, which rank fourth and fifth respectively in the Top 5. The Super Mario Bros The Movie effect without a doubt, since the animated film produced by Universal Studios and Nintendo is a hit in France, with already 5 million admissions in France. Proof that cinema – and TV series – are capable of boosting sales of a video game, even several years after their release. This was already the case with The Witcher 3, which saw its sales take off after the broadcast of Season 1 of the series on Netflix, or even The Last of Us, whose games have also regained popularity with the TV show. from HBO. Despite everything, God of War Ragnarök, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Hogwarts Legacy retain the top spot.
On PC, on the other hand, it is the return of Microsoft Flight Simulator at the top of sales on the platform, followed by Minecraft Java & Medrock and Farming Simulator 22; what a classic trio.
Charts France Week 15 (from April 10 to 16, 2023)
1/ God of War Ragnarök (PS5 – Sony Interactive Entertainment)
2/ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch – Nintendo)
3/ Hogwarts Legacy (PS5 – Warner Bros Games)
4/ New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch – Nintendo)
5/ Super Mario Odyssey (Switch – Nintendo)
TOP 3 PCs
1/ Microsoft Flight Simulator (Microsoft)
2/ Minecraft Java & Medrock (Microsoft)
3/ Farming Simulator 22 (Plaion)
